Pipe-vise



J. L. DILLON.

PIPE VISE.

I APPLICATION FILED NOV- 25; I919. 1,353,568. PatentedSept. 21,1920.

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PIPE VISE. APPLICATION FILED Nov.25. 1919.

. Patented Se t. 21', 1920.

JAMES L. DILLON, 0F LEAVEIXTWORTH, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOFREDERICK L. WENDLER, 0F ST.'LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PIPE-VISE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, JAMES L. DILLON, a citizen of.tl1e United States,residing at Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pipe-Vises, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings. I This invention relates to .adevice for holding pipe or similar articles or materials while beingworked on, and it provides such a device so arranged that it can bemounted firmly on a bench or other base or support without materialalteration thereof.

One of the objects of the invention is so "to form such a device that itwill securely hold pipe orother round material, and also material ofother shapes, of varying sizes up to the maximum that'can be taken byits aws.

It also is an objeet ofthe invention to provide in such a device meanswhereby/the material, or article held maybe brought quickly between oragainst the jaws I or equivalentparts and great leverage easily exertedin clamping inplace what is held.

When read in connection with the description. herein, the detailsof;,construction and arrangement of parts contemplated by the inventionwill be apparent from the accompanying drawings, formingpart hereof,

wherein an embodiment of the invention is disclosed, for purposes ofillustration.

what now is considered to be a preferable While the disclosures hereinexemplify embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that itisnot the intention to be limited necessarily thereto in interpretation.of the claims, as modifications and adaptations within the limits of theclaims can be and spirit of the invention. 7

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Figure 1 1s a plan vlew;

Fig. 2 is -a side elevatiompartly section on the line 2-2, Fig. l;

- Fig. 3 is an end elevation;

Fig. 4 is a sectlonal VIGWDILlJllG line 4-4,

V Fig. 5 is a-sectional-vlewon the .line 5-5, a

Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 s a view of the handle imember.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' ma sepe. 21, 1920.

Application filed November 25, 1919. Serial No. 340,617.

Having'more particular reference to the drawings, 7 designates a flatbase member arranged to be secured firmly to a bench'or plane of thatmember. i v

One or more pairs .of jaws are secured to one sidegof the standard;their opposed edges or surfaces are inclined with respect to the planeof the standard in such manner that, the distance between them increasesfrom the standard to theirouter ends whereby a Wedge-shaped spaceisiafforded, and

those edges or surfaces are formed with,

teeth 11 or otherwise roughened to prevent slipping of the article ormaterial .held

thereagainst' a In the embodiment of the invention disclosed herein, twopairs ofsuch jaws are emposed at right angles with'respect to theployed, and they are secured to the standard I by integral'pi'ns 12extending therethrough and having their headsupsetagai-nst the face ofthe standard opposite to the jaws, but other numbers or pairs of jawsmay be used and secured to'the standard tin-that or other suitablemanner. v f In order that the pairs of jaws and the membersof each pairmay be placed differ- .ent distances from one another, and also toprovide for'varyingnumbers of pairs, the standard may beformed with setsof differ ventially sp-aced and placed holes and the jaws with'pins 1.4arranged'to extendtherethrough and to beheld by'nuts 15 on their.threaded ends, as :shown by Fig. fl.

Two side-members" or plates 16, spaced from and in substantiallyparallel relation to each other," and constituting a frame; forsupporting operative vparts of the device, extend from the {side of thestandard opbers has an integral laterally-extending flange 17 by whichit is held onthe standard by bolts or other suitable fasteners 18 eX-.

tending theretlrrou'gh.

Ordinarlly, the ,frame will remain same .place on the standard. However,in

. posite to the jaws, andeach of ,these mem-' .orderto meet unusualrequirements, as-when the location of-the pairs of jaws maybechanged,the standard may have a plurality of sets of holes 19, as seen in Fig.4, for reception of fasteners 18, which will permit the shifting of theframe, or the employment of a plurality of frames and parts carriedthereby if that is necessary.

.A shaft 20 is journaled in the frame members 16 adjacent to thestandard, and one or more winding members or wheeis 21 are fast on thatsilaft. Each of these wheels has peripheral recesses or seats 22conforming in shape and size to and arranged to take a flexible bindingmember such as a chain 23, abutments 22 engaging the links lying flatand preventing the chain from slipping off the wheel.

One portion of the chain, as its end link, is made fast to any suitableportion of the device, as to a frame member by a fastener 24. When thedevice is in use, the free portion of the chain is extended over thearticle or material to be drawn against the jaws and over the wheel andinto its seats, slots 25 permitting the chain to be disposed through thestandard.

The present embodiment of the invention contemplates employment of twochainwheels 21, one on each end of the shaft 20 outside of the framemembers, and two chains, but a greater or less number may be used, ifnecessary. If more than two wheels and chains are used, the shaft 20 maybe longer to accommodate them; and, if the shaft is so lengthened as torequire support in addition to that afforded by two frame members, oneor more additional such members may be secured to the plate byfastenings through extra holes 9.

A gear 26 is fast on shaft 20 between the frame members 16, and it is inmesh with an intermediate gear 27 rotatably mounted be tween thesemembers on a shaft 28. A shaft 29 is carried by the frame members neartheir free ends, and a handle member 30 is fulcrumed on that shaftbetween those members, the handle member having a toothed terminalsegment 31 in mesh with the intermedi ate gear. The free ends of theframe members 16 are formed with teeth affording segmental racks 32 forengagement with a detent 33 on the endof a slide 34, which latter isconnected with a member. 35 pivoted on the free end portion of thehandle member, the detent being kept in engagement with the racks by aspring 36 between the member 35 and the handle member.

n When an article or material, such as a pipe for example, is to be heldby the device, it is brought against or between the may be passedthrough the loops.

jaws, and the chains are passed thereover and over the chainwheels andinto the seats thereof; or, if the chains already are in loop form andover the wheels, the article 7 p The handle member at that time iseither in its median position or swung toward the side on which thechains are disposed on the wheels. While the parts are in suchpositions, the chains are drawn against the held article as tightly asmay be by hand. Then the handle is swung, and by this movement, throughthe instrumentality of the segment and gears, the chain-wheels arerotated, the chains drawn more tightly against the article, and thelatter clamped against or between the jaws. The detent and racks willprevent reverse movement of the handle and loosening of the hold on thearticle.

The chains may be released from tension on the article by impartingreverse movement to the handle after releasing the detent from the racksby pressing the pivoted member 35 against the spring 36, and they may befurther loosened thereafter by moving the chains in or from theperipheral wheelseats. Then the article may be withdrawn longitudinallyfrom the device, or laterally therefrom after freeing the chainsentirely from it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A vise comprising a support, an artiole-engaging element on one sideof said support, spaced arms extending from the other side of saidsupport, a winding member journaled on said arms, a flexible bindingmember arranged to be engaged with said winding member and to pull anarticle against said engaging element, and means whereby said windingmember is rotated.

2. A vise comprising a supporting member, an article-engaging memberthereon, a rotatable shaft. a winding member fast thereon, a flexiblebinding member arranged to be engaged with said winding member and topull an article against said engaging member, a gear fast on said shaft,and a lever operatively connected with said gear.

3. A vise comprising a supporting member, an article-engaging memberthereon, a rotatable shaft, a winding member fast thereon, a flexiblebinding member arranged to be engaged with said winding member and topull an article against said engaging member, a gear fast on said shaft,an intermediate gear in mesh therewith, a lever having teeth in meshwith said. intermediate gear, and means for holding said lever againstmovement in one direction.

4:. A vise comprising a standard, jaw on one side thereof,'a frame onthe opposite side thereof, a shaft rotatable in said frame, a windingmember fast on said shaft, a flexible binding member arranged to beengaged with said winding member and to pull an article against saidjaw, a gear fast on said shaft, an intermediate gear on said frame inmesh therewith, a lever having a toothed terminal in mesh with saidintermediate '5. Advise comprising a standard, a pair,

of jaws on one sidelthereof, spaced plates extending from the other slde0. said standard, a shaft rotatable in said plates, a wind ing memberfast on said shaft, a flexible binding member fixed in one portion andar ranged in another portion to be engaged with said winding member andto pull an article against said jaws, a gear fast on said shaft betweensaid plates, an intermediate gear in mesh therewith rotatably mountedbetween said plates, a lever pivoted between said plates and having atoothed segment in V mesh with sa d intermediate gear, and means forholding said lever against movement in one direotlon.

6. A vise comprising a standard, a jaw on one side thereof, a frame atthe opposite side having a rack thereon, a shaft rotatable in saidframe, a winding member fast thereon, a flexible bindingmember arrangedto be engaged with said winding member and to pull an article againstsaid jaw, a gear fast on said shaft, a lever operatively connected withsaid gear, and a spring-con-' trolled detent on said lever in engagementwith said rack. 4

In testimony whereof I affix my signature;

J L. DILLON.

